March 29th

March 29, 2012

Marland Lamar Lee Sr., 85, of Mabelvale passed away March 26.Â He was born Jan. 7, 1927, to Elizabeth Arwood of Birmingham, Ala.
He was a member of Christ Church on Vimy Ridge Road.Â He was dearly loved by all his family and will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by four of his children.
He is survived by his loving wife, Gertie Lee; 13 children; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends.
Funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, March 29, at Dial and Dudley Funeral Home in Bryant.Â

March 29, 2012

Mrs. Billie Mae (Murphy) Berry, 90, of Little Rock passed away March 25. She was born Sept. 19, 1921, in Arcadia, La., and was raised in Fordyce. She was retired from Dillardâ€™s Department Stores in Little Rock and a member of Trinity Assembly of God in Little Rock.
Billie was preceded in death by her parents, Banks and Sallie Murphy; her husband of 63 years, Elmer Jewel Berry; a son, Gerald Berry; two half-brothers, three infant grandsons,Â and one great-granddaughter, Presley Marie Haywood.

March 27th

March 27, 2012

Edith â€śMarieâ€ť Birmingham, Â 79 of Traskwood, formerly of Cord died Sunday, March 25, at the Saline Memorial Hospital .Â She was born May 15, 1932 in Harrisburg to Floyd and Edith Gray Sloas.Â She assisted in the opening of Fredâ€™s Fish House in Cord and Batesville where she waitressed for 30 plus years.Â She was a longtime member of Cord Baptist Church where she enjoyed working in the Church nursery; she loved the children and enjoyed telling them about Jesus.Â In later life she moved to Traskwood with her daughter and she became a member of Glen Rose Missionary Baptist Church.